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KAIRO Is Aiming to Be the Pop Stars They Never Saw in the Mirror  [Q&A]

KAIRO Is Aiming to Be the Pop Stars They Never Saw in the Mirror  [Q&A]
May 25, 2022 "I'm happy that we... are able to make our music with our skin, our hair, our real appearance, and be confident."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
interview
album reviews
kairo
love letters from houston
10 Questions With Cameron Philip

10 Questions With Cameron Philip
May 20, 2022 Celebrate the release of Philip's latest single "Yellow" by getting to know the artist behind the craft.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
yellow
cameron philip
Kalisway Is Moving to the Sound of Her Own Funk  [Q&A]

Kalisway Is Moving to the Sound of Her Own Funk  [Q&A]
May 18, 2022 "For me, funk is soul, energy, happiness."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
soul
interview
funk
R&B
kalisway
like that
hit em with the funk
The Story So Far's Will Levy On Side Projects, Photography, 2022 Plans and More [Q&A]

The Story So Far's Will Levy On Side Projects, Photography, 2022 Plans and More [Q&A]
May 18, 2022 The Noise sits down with The Story So Far guitarist before one of their many sold-out dates.
Author: Moe Horta
interview
Pop Punk
The Noise
Pure Noise Records
The Story So Far
Will Levy
Cold Moon
Hoodzy on Changing Direction, M.I.A., and Growing Up [Q&A]

Hoodzy on Changing Direction, M.I.A., and Growing Up [Q&A]
May 16, 2022 Hoodzy is ready to make waves.
Author: Jessica Magtalas
interview
rap
hip hop
australia
hoodzy
Mallrat Emerges From Her Chrysalis in 'Butterfly Blue' [Q&A]

Mallrat Emerges From Her Chrysalis in 'Butterfly Blue' [Q&A]
May 13, 2022 "I'm trying to paint a picture and bottle up a feeling."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
interview
mallrat
album reviews
butterfly blue
Suzanne Sheer Is Here For Her Girlies in "Girls on the Internet"  [Q&A]

Suzanne Sheer Is Here For Her Girlies in "Girls on the Internet"  [Q&A]
May 12, 2022 "Girls on the Internet" sees Sheer penning both a love letter and accepting her envy.
Author: DJ Connor
interview
electronic
suzanne sheer
girls on the internet
Manchester's Secret Night Gang Isn't Here to Make Music For the Money or Views  [Q&A]

Manchester's Secret Night Gang Isn't Here to Make Music For the Money or Views  [Q&A]
May 10, 2022 "Nowadays, music gets lost because it isn't written with meaning or acknowledging what's going on now."
Author: Jazmin Kylene
soul
interview
R&B
jazz
secret night gang
acid jazz
Nick Ward Comes to Terms With Coming of Age in 'Brand New You' [Q&A]

Nick Ward Comes to Terms With Coming of Age in 'Brand New You' [Q&A]
May 6, 2022 "<i>BRAND NEW YOU</i> is about gender, trauma, ego, and the other things on my mind after leaving high school."
Author: DJ Connor
indie
interview
indie pop
album reviews
nick ward
brand new you
Who Is Maggie Lindemann?

Who Is Maggie Lindemann?
May 4, 2022 Meet Maggie Lindemann, the rising pop-punk star with a stadium-ready edge.
Author: Ruby Scott
pop
alternative
interview
pop punk
maggie lindemann
who is
suckerpunch
Sydney Sprague Releases Self-Aware Sophomore LP 'Somebody In Hell Loves You' [Q&A] | THE NOISE

Sydney Sprague Releases Self-Aware Sophomore LP 'Somebody In Hell Loves You' [Q&A] | THE NOISE
September 15, 2023 On somebody in hell loves you, Sydney channels her sadness, anxiety, and existential dread through driving guitars, shimmering melodies, and the deceptively sweet weapons of indie pop-rock and keen observation.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
interview
indie rock
the noise
sydney sprague
Jay Loud Escaped Naptown, and Now It's Shaping His Music [Q&A]

Jay Loud Escaped Naptown, and Now It's Shaping His Music [Q&A]
November 27, 2019 "Naptown is like a maze... either you fail or you find a way to get out."
Author: Kenan Draughorne
interview
rap
jay loud
naptown
hip house
INJI's 'LFG' Is For the Girls, Gays, and Anyone Looking to Have a Good Time [Q&A]

INJI's 'LFG' Is For the Girls, Gays, and Anyone Looking to Have a Good Time [Q&A]
August 9, 2023 "The whole EP is about joy and feeling confident in yourself, whoever you are. Don’t waste your time on people who don’t deserve you!"
Author: Jazmin Kylene
pop
interview
dance
inji
lfg
THE BLOSSOM's '97 BLOSSOM'  Flourishes at the Intersection of Joy and Pain  [Q&A]

THE BLOSSOM's '97 BLOSSOM'  Flourishes at the Intersection of Joy and Pain  [Q&A]
April 6, 2021 At the heart of <i>97 BLOSSOM</i> is a drive to reimagine the world.
Author: Ruby Scott
indie
alternative
interview
indie pop
anti pop
album reviews
the blossom
97 Blossom
Restless Modern Pens a Ballad For an Always-Online Culture With  "I Hate That I'm Addicted to the Internet" [Q&A]

Restless Modern Pens a Ballad For an Always-Online Culture With  "I Hate That I'm Addicted to the Internet" [Q&A]
February 23, 2022 Whether you're doomscrolling, dissociating, or chasing a fleeting dopamine high, this is the song for you.
Author: Ruby Scott
pop
interview
Restless Modern
i hate that im addicted to the internet
FEST RECAP: Who? What? Why? When We Were Young! [Q&A] | THE NOISE

FEST RECAP: Who? What? Why? When We Were Young! [Q&A] | THE NOISE
October 24, 2023 It is no surprise that the pop-punk-themed, Warped Tour-inspired festival When We Were Young has created such a buzz amongst older alternative music fans, resulting in back-to-back years of sold-out weekends.
Author: Moe Horta
Interview
Tony Hawk
The Noise
Pop-Punk
Punk Rock
Magnolia Park
When We Were Young
Citizen
Sum 41
JP Saxe Chats Overcoming Self-Doubt & Finding Joy at the Edge of Heartbreak [Q&A]

JP Saxe Chats Overcoming Self-Doubt & Finding Joy at the Edge of Heartbreak [Q&A]
September 21, 2020 We again had the profound opportunity to interview the sagacious creative on everything from his personal experience in pushing past demons of self doubt to advice on moving on from love lost.
Author: Jessica Thomas
singer songwriter
pop
interview
JP Saxe
A Little Bit Yours
Julia Michaels
9 Questions With Luna Li on 'jams 2' [Q&A]

9 Questions With Luna Li on 'jams 2' [Q&A]
September 28, 2022 "The jams are a celebration of spontaneity in my practice."
Author: DJ Connor
indie
interview
ambient
jazz
lofi
luna li
jams 2
FIG Is "Seeking For Connection" With New Single [Q&A]

FIG Is "Seeking For Connection" With New Single [Q&A]
May 24, 2023 We got the chance to sit down with FIG and talk all things tour, “Seeking For Connection,” and freezing in Chicago.
Author: Abby Kenna
r&b
interview
indie pop
FIG
seeking for connection
Lauren Sanderson, From Pandemic to PRIDE [Q&A]

Lauren Sanderson, From Pandemic to PRIDE [Q&A]
June 30, 2021 We sit down for a candid conversation with a soon-to-be Midwestern pop star.
Author: DJ Connor
pop
alternative
interview
pride
lauren sanderson

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